Ligue 1: Goalless draw puts Bordeaux back on top

Girondins Bordeaux reclaimed top
spot in Ligue 1 on goal difference with a 0-0 draw at Olympique
Marseille on Sunday. However, the result ended Bordeaux's run of 14 successive
wins, including the 11 victories that led them to their first
title in 10 years last season.

After four games, the champions, Paris St Germain and
Olympique Lyon all have 10 points with promoted Montpellier and
Marseille two behind. The top spot changed three times over the weekend as Lyon
grabbed first place on Saturday with a 3-1 home win over AS
Nancy before PSG claimed it on Sunday when they beat Lille 3-0.

Midfielder Jeremy Clement set PSG on their way in the 28th
minute when he took full advantage of a poor clearance from a
corner, controlled the ball on the edge of the area and blasted
it into the corner of the net past Ludovic Butelle.

Peguy Luyindula got their second goal 13 minutes from time
when Christophe Jallet set him up for a duel with Butelle and he
slipped the ball under the goalkeeper's body. Jallet added to Butelle's misery when he volleyed a Stephane
Sessegnon cross between his legs in added time.

"BIT LUCKY"

Marseille paid tribute to Robert Louis-Dreyfus, their main
shareholder who died on July 4, before kickoff at the Stade
Velodrome.The lengthy ceremony meant the players from both teams were
slow to find their rhythm.

The best two chances went to Marseille when Brazilian
striker Brandao hit the post with a powerful left-foot shot in
the 35th minute and midfielder Benoit Cheyrou blasted a
half-volley against the bar in the 64th.

Marseille nearly paid the price for missing their chances
when Bordeaux's Brazilian midfielder headed into the net from a
corner in the 90th minute but his effort was disallowed because
of a foul in the area.

"We were a bit lucky. We got a point and we are not
unhappy," Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc told television channel
Canal Plus. Marseille coach Didier Deschamps added: "It was a game of
Champion's League level. We tried to push forward but Bordeaux
have a great mastery of the game".

In Sunday's other afternoon game, Valenciennes recorded
their first win of the season at Toulouse, beating the Europa
League contenders 1-0. Toulouse are 13th with four points while Valenciennes are
16th on three points.